Campbell-Ortiz on May 15th: Is Nate too old to win this fight?
February 10th, 2010
By Jim Dower: Former lightweight champion Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KO’s) looks to be fighting lightweight contender Victor Ortiz (25-2-1, 20 KO’s) on May 15th on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight, according to Dan Rafael. On paper, this doesn’t look like a good fight at all for the 37-year-old Campbell, who didn’t look good in the three rounds of action in his previous fight at light welterweight against Timothy Bradley in August 2009.
This looks like a fight that Ortiz should win because of his bigger size, better quickness and power. Campbell is two inches shorter than the 5’9” Ortiz, but not nearly as powerful or as quick as him. Campbell would be better off taking on an easier option than Ortiz. He doesn’t have the power to do what Maidana did to Ortiz and I can see this fight ending badly for Campbell, especially if he tries to slug it out with Victor.
Campbell won on top of the world in 2008 after defeating then unbeaten Juan Diaz to snatch the WBA and WBC lightweight titles. However, missed out on a good payday against Joan Guzman after the fighter couldn’t make weight for their This left Campbell without a fight for a long time until almost a year later when he took on the lanky Ali Funeka, beat him by a 12 round majority decision in February 2009.
Campbell was unable to make weight for that fight and ended up losing his titles. Rather than stay at lightweight, Campbell opted to move up in weight because he could no longer make the lightweight limit without great struggle.
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its all up to nate campbell weither he wants to fight our just be a stepping stone for future greats im not looking forward to anything spectacular but nate should win!
In 1 to 3 years Ortiz will be at the top of 140 and a Champion. Ortiz already has the skills and power, he just needs to be trained to focus and control his emotions when fighting and not get dragged into a brawl with a brawler (like Maidana). If GBP continues to set up smart fights (like Campbell), Ortiz will improve his defense and will beat the best, including Maidana and very possibly Bradley.
I agree that Ortiz doesn’t have the heart and passion to be a true champ…Campbell could easily break him down.
Just cut Ortiz and he’ll quit! He doesn’t have heart!
ortz by ko round 6 he will be too fast and to much pressure
Victor Ortiz is not Juan Diaz so Campbell fans don’t get to exicited. Ortiz by ko in 8 to 10 rounds
I don’t like this fight, it look like one sided fight. For Nate to win, he has to trained hard. If he shows up like his last fight, he won’t last 4 round. If that happen again then it’s time for him to retire.
They thought Maidana was tough. Golden Boy must be losing faith in VO. To put him in there with Nate Campell is dangerous. Campell is older but so is his wisdom when it comes to whooping as. Ortiz better get ready.
Easy pickings for Ortiz…. I have to go with the braintrust behind GBP. They will not put Ortiz with Campbell unless they see something rotten with the Galazy warrior.
This is how you build new stars in this sport… you feed them old, smaller guys, with good resumes and with a perceive chance of upsetting the young stud.
I’ll put Ortiz as 3-1 favor. If Funeka gave Campbell bad dreams, Ortiz with his youth and skills will give him nightmares. The question is weather Ortiz has a heart to back up the skills…. we already know that Campbell has a battle tested ticker.
Ortiz by dominating decision.
Nope,I think Campell will win. People have to stop making such a big deal out of age! Its a number and who say’s everbodies is up at the same time?
I have a feeling that Ortiz is a little short in the heart department and will wilt if caught in a really good fight in the middle to later rounds.